The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Forgotten Test quick sparks superb Shield fightback

A five-wicket haul from Jhye Richardson has created chaos and left Western Australia just 67 runs away from a comeback Sheffield Shield victory over Queensland.

AAP · Oct 10

Back, up and down again: Renshaw's wild ride to No.5

Matt Renshaw has gone from being recalled as an opener to moving to No.5 in the space of two Tests. But the Queenslander insists that is not an issue.

AAP · Oct 9

Sydney travelled, learned a trade and found love in Australia. It might have been a different story under Labor’s migration plan

Tony Burke plans to cap second-year working visa holders – but people in regional Queensland worry it could hurt the economy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 9

Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize

Lenora Thaker wins $30,000 prize for ‘a work of state significance’ for The Pearl of Tagai Town, which draws on her ancestors’ stories in Cairns-Malay Town

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8

'Bulletproof': laws set to protect coal after ruling

A premier has vowed to take further action to tighten state laws to protect fossil fuels, while experts debate the reach of a landmark High Court decision.

AAP · Oct 8

Queensland is leading Australia’s fight against illicit tobacco. Should other states follow suit?

Not a week goes by without a news story about illicit tobacco in Australia, which is now a serious problem across the country.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Queensland man charged with murder after three-month-old son dies from ‘significant internal injuries’

Uneeb Ullah, 28, from Ipswich, has been remanded in custody after his arrest on Tuesday evening for the alleged murder of the child

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Knights stars to make Kiwis debuts in squad of brutes

New Zealand have named four newcomers in their Rugby League World Cup squad, including two Queensland greats who have pledged their allegiance to the Kiwis.

AAP · Oct 6

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in warmer temperatures, raising concerns over the impacts of climate change and what it means for Australia's tropics.

AAP · Oct 5

Australia once paid bounties to kill kangaroos; up to 27 million marsupials died

Australia once used government-funded bounties to encourage people to kill native marsupials, including kangaroos, wallabies and bandicoots. A 2026 study published in Nature found that the programme led to the destruction of up to 27 million animals between the late 19th century and 1930. The scheme was introduced when the…

The Times of India · Oct 5